1544 Cypress Avenue
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3
Beds
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2.5
Baths
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2,180 sq ft
Home Size
per paid vendor
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5,940 sq ft
Lot Size
per county records
Overview
Picture-Perfect with Timeless Architecture
Enjoy a piece of Burlingame’s past at this special offering filled with history and romance dating back to 1916 – a time when San Francisco’s elite used homes such as this for summer residences. The home’s proud heritage is a stellar example of the early Arts and Crafts movement introduced by its shingled exterior and classic covered front porch. Inside, original details recall the fine workmanship of the era – rich wood millwork and wainscot, fine hardwood floors, glass doorknobs, and period lighting. Numerous updates add luxurious amenities to the remodeled chef’s kitchen and baths. Behind the scenes, tech features have also been added, such as the Ring video front doorbell, Nest thermostat, and wiring for EV charging.
Nowhere is the architectural character more evident than in the impressive foyer and distinguished formal rooms that present the kind of elegance only time can bestow. Built-in cabinetry with leaded-glass fronts in both the living room and dining room are as beautiful as they are functional. The kitchen has been reimagined with period style finished with Carrara marble and quality stainless steel appliances. Added living space can be found on the basement level where a spacious fully finished room offers flexibility for play or fitness needs. Personal accommodations comprise 3 bedrooms, including a luxurious master suite, plus there is a customized office for work-at-home needs.
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Built in
1916
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Listed
5 years ago
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Neighborhood
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Schools
Washington Elementary, Burlingame Middle School, Burlingame High School (buyer to verify)
Amenities
Circa 1916 Arts and Crafts home with period details and remodeled luxury
3 bedrooms, office, and 2.5 baths
Approximately 2,180 square feet of living space (per paid vendor)
Picture-perfect curb appeal on a corner lot with manicured lawn and gardens framed by a classic white fence; a wide walkway steps up to the covered front porch with arched side opening
Front door with true divided light beveled-edge glass opens to a spacious central foyer where oak floors begin and extend throughout
Pocket doors with beveled-edge glass open to the formal living room; extra-deep ceiling moldings in hardwood match the wainscot paneling, window millwork, and built-in cabinetry with leaded-glass fronts flanking the fireplace; a period-style chandelier and matching sconces illuminate the room
Large formal dining room, also with beveled-edge glass pocket doors, duplicates the living room’s crown moldings and wainscot paneling; a full wall of built-in cabinetry with integrated windows includes leaded-glass fronts and a serving counter
Fully customized office has extensive built-ins including a workstation, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, plus a storage closet; plantation shutters finish two large windows
Remodeled kitchen in keeping with the period features beadboard wainscot, Shaker-style white cabinetry, and Carrara marble counters; a separate counter with butcher-block top provides seating at each end; a French door opens to the rear deck, and a pocket door conceals the entrance to the finished basement
Stainless-steel appliances include a Thermador gas range, GE microwave, Bosch dishwasher, and Sub-Zero refrigerator
Finished basement, with custom carpet and transom windows, perfect for play or fitness needs
French door with opaque seeded-glass panes opens to the master bedroom suite, which has drop crown moldings, ceiling pendant light, and closet with inlaid mirrored door; the remodeled en suite bath has a Carrara marble vanity, skylight, private commode area, and tub with overhead shower surrounded in Calacatta-style marble tile
Two additional bedrooms, each with drop crown moldings, ample closet space, and direct access to a remodeled bath with Carrara marble vanity and separate room with tub and overhead shower surrounded in subway-set white tile
Other features include: sky-lit powder room; skylights in the hallway; Ring video front doorbell; Nest thermostat; detached 1-car garage plus off-street paver stone parking space with wiring for EV charging
Large rear deck and lawn, all fenced in a very private setting
Lot size of approximately 5,940 square feet
Burlingame Park neighborhood just down the street from Pershing Park with playground and only 4 blocks from Burlingame Avenue
Burlingame schools: Washington Elementary, Burlingame Intermediate, Burlingame High (buyer to verify enrollment)
Burlingame
Burlingame Park
Burlingame Park rebounded in 2024, gaining 11% of value to finish with an average home price of $3.879 million — the highest of any Burlingame neighborhood. Sales also bounced back, doubling to 16 after falling from 17 in 2022 to 8 in 2023. Note also that this year Burlingame Park had four sub-$2.2 million sales, dragging down its overall averages, and these were homes that were not in prime locations or were candidates for major renovations. In comparison, in 2023 only three homes sold in Burlingame Park for less than $3 million. At the other end of the market, only two Burlingame Park homes sold for more than $5 million, compared to one in 2023 and five in 2022. One was an off-market new construction purchase in the low $7 million range; I represented the buyers.
To view a detailed google map of the Burlingame Park neighborhood, click here. The MLS area is 460.
Favorable
The closest walkable neighborhood to downtown
Large, historic homes
Tree-lined streets
One of the two neighborhoods (along with Easton Addition) where you're likely to find new home
Adverse
Homes rarely come on the market here...typically around 1 a month
Burlingame is one of the few areas that has maintained its gracious charm and timeless elegance over the decades. A favorite among families, Burlingame’s two main shopping areas, Burlingame Avenue and Broadway, attract a wide variety of shoppers discovering its boutiques, restaurants, dessert places, and clothing stores. Home to fresh farmer’s markets every Sunday morning in the summer and fall, jazz concerts in Washington Park, and a yearly Art in the Park fair, Burlingame is a wonderful place to start a family or retire later in life, and is well equipped for both!
Its tree lined streets offer an abundance of architecture and style of homes, from quaint two bedroom bungalows to thoughtfully designed four and five bedrooms.
- Timeless elegance
- Renowned small town, community feel
- Top schools
- Top rated schools
- Tree lined streets
- Burlingame is well known for it’s beautiful trees: each of its 15,000 trees is visited at least once every five years for care, and Burlingame has been a Tree City USA for over 30 consecutive years.
If you’re looking to buy a home in Burlingame in a particular public elementary school district, this unique google map will help you identify the geographic boundaries for enrollment of each school. This map was assembled from data from the school district website (handy for quickly identifying what school a particular address is assigned to), and is reliable but not guaranteed.
If you have more specific questions about schools in Burlingame, please contact Raziel. To verify enrollment in the event it is impacted, contact the Burlingame School District.
All addresses in Burlingame go to Burlingame High School (In 2003, the district lines were redrawn to incorporate this change). Burlingame High is within the San Mateo Union High School District (not the Burlingame School District, which includes all five public elementary schools and BIS). To verify enrollment information, please contact the High School District.
Burlingame shares a common history with neighbors San Mateo, Millbrae and Hillsborough, but only up to a point. Like the surrounding communities, Burlingame was once the site of native Costanoan villages and then part of a Mexican land grant (Rancho Buri Buri to the north and Rancho San Mateo to the south). Burlingame’s history diverges from that of nearby Peninsula cities in the late 1800s, when Francis Newlands, son-in-law of landowner and Nevada Senator William Sharon, came up with a plan to turn this stretch of real estate into a playground for San Francisco’s wealthiest residents.
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